Leh was again a welcome break but before I fell into my lazy routine, I pushed myself to do a bit of monastery hopping. Ladakh, being a predominantly Tibetan Bu...
Nubra Valley is situated in a remote northeast corner of Ladakh. It is a spectacular place, famous for a pristine white desert. A growing hub of organic farms a...
The memory of the spectacular Pangong Tso lake haunted me for some time and completely occupied my mind. At that point, my body, too craved for rest badly and s...
The day after the spectacular Ladakh festival, I woke up early in the morning to start my journey towards the famous Pangong Tso. A beautiful deep blue lake, it...
I followed the performers all the way to the Polo Ground where the inaugural ceremony was to take place. The Ladakh Festival started off with a few long winding...
I got lucky in Leh the next morning. It is the capital city of Ladakh, located at 11,562 feet above sea level and is a charming little Himalayan town, which is ...
Endless bleating woke me up to a bright sunny morning. I went out of my tent and saw a lovely bowl-shaped green forested basin surrounding me from all sides. Th...
A crowd of fireflies flickered outside the window as I drowsily checked the time on my watch. It was four in the morning and all I could hear were a couple of o...
I stopped over by the beautiful Pavana Lake while returning to Pune after a lovely Lonavala weekend. It was a day before the Holi festival and I was invited to ...
In Calcutta we have some unique pet peeves. We love our pooches, as well cats, birds, rabbits, mice and still now our city newspapers everyday carry obituaries ...